Things That Amuse You

[PNWbrit]

Agreed it's a great movie.

[oldnew_guy]

IT has abused gotcha phishing emails as “training” so much that now I just send anything that looks remotely like it could be for them to deal with and subsequently am ignoring a bunch of stuff the head office probably wants me to do because “it looks suspicious”.

[Mustonen]

IT has abused gotcha phishing emails as “training” so much that now I just send anything that looks remotely like it could be for them to deal with and subsequently am ignoring a bunch of stuff the head office probably wants me to do because “it looks suspicious”.

IT doesn’t feel good about it when they “gotcha.” Not sure how they could be abusing it. Being accountable for end users - who are not accountable to you - doing silly things isn’t awesome.

[abraham]

That's a good idea, those meeting invites are always sketchy looking.

[oldnew_guy]

IT doesn’t feel good about it when they “gotcha.” Not sure how they could be abusing it. Being accountable for end users - who are not accountable to you - doing silly things isn’t awesome.

Well, when you send out official looking email with links to surveys from official looking email addresses that are actually revert you to remedial training because you can’t tell a phishing email from a non phishing email the end result is that people, get this, stop trusting anything that looks official and isn’t coming from a small subset of email lists.

I guess that’s probably more productive than dealing with the phishing attack.

I’m sending stuff that probably is legit to them, but I don’t have time or interest in spending half an hour doing remedial training.

[teleee]

Well, when you send out official looking email with links to surveys from official looking email addresses that are actually revert you to remedial training because you can’t tell a phishing email from a non phishing email the end result is that people, get this, stop trusting anything that looks official and isn’t coming from a small subset of email lists.

I guess that’s probably more productive than dealing with the phishing attack.

I’m sending stuff that probably is legit to them, but I don’t have time or interest in spending half an hour doing remedial training.

Seriously! Is there any group of people that work harder at justifying their existence than the IT department? Guess this should go in the things that annoy me thread.

[Mustonen]

Well, when you send out official looking email with links to surveys from official looking email addresses that are actually revert you to remedial training because you can’t tell a phishing email from a non phishing email the end result is that people, get this, stop trusting anything that looks official and isn’t coming from a small subset of email lists.

I guess that’s probably more productive than dealing with the phishing attack.

I’m sending stuff that probably is legit to them, but I don’t have time or interest in spending half an hour doing remedial training.

Sure. But that’s actually the goal. Quit trusting your email. It sucks, right?

Also amused at the thought of passive aggressively marking bullshit meeting invites as phishing.

[Mustonen]

Seriously! Is there any group of people that work harder at justifying their existence than the IT department? Guess this should go in the things that annoy me thread.

Hah.

Really?

IT is pretty damned thankless… nobody is excited when things work, but damn do people get surly if something inconveniences them a little bit. “You had to change your password or you lost a desktop shortcut? Oh my, that must have been horrible for you…”

Not defending bad IT departments, of which there are plenty, but good IT is a treasure.

[oldnew_guy]

Yeah, I don’t have any issue with IT until they get surly about me requesting they fix something on a machine that they have essentially locked me out of.

Maybe 15 years ago my work computer and all associated issues with it became “it’s not my job, please fix” for me. Not because I can’t figure it out, but because they locked us out and “it’s not my job.”

[GiBo]

This commercial. They played it like ten times last night during the Suns/Pels game. I find it amusing that a bunch of professionals in a high rise office come up with this shit thinking that it's going to trigger a buying response because, you know... turtles!

[oldnew_guy]

Every time I see that new Kia logo I think to myself, “whoa, new car company named KN?”.

[BmillsSkier]

This commercial. They played it like ten times last night during the Suns/Pels game. I find it amusing that a bunch of professionals in a high rise office come up with this shit thinking that it's going to trigger a buying response because, you know... turtles!

Every time I saw that commercial these signs came to mind. Stay off the dunes asshole.

[Boissal]

Seriously! Is there any group of people that work harder at justifying their existence than the IT department? Guess this should go in the things that annoy me thread.

The entirety of the HR department would like a word...

[Mazderati]

That's a good idea, those meeting invites are always sketchy looking.

Especially the invites for Monday mornings and Friday afternoons.

[JongDoe]

That's a good idea, those meeting invites are always sketchy looking.

Great answer, laughing here.

[old goat]

Seriously, OG, listen to the mob, go watch GB, and be happy that there are wonderful things that you probably had a good reason to miss the first time around. Now you can enjoy it with wide eyed youthful joy, since we are regressing as we age.

I guess I have to watch it. Is it a talkie? Because if it is I have to make sure I have my ear horn with me when I watch it.

[PB]

I guess I have to watch it. Is it a talkie? Because if it is I have to make sure I have my ear horn with me when I watch it.

Well played, Sir!

Not to worry - it's been dubbed, colorized and re-mastered.
And you can always have your great grand child turn on the English sub-titles.

[old goat]

Hmm, soundtrack by Joe 'Strummer. I will have to check it out. According to Wikipedia it doesn't seem to be available streaming. Fortunately I still have a working VHS machine. (At least it worked the last time I used it, which was in the previous millenium.)

[JongDoe]

The entirety of the HR department would like a word...

Yes, yes. More yeses here than a porn star getting pounded by the plumber.

[babybear]

Every time I saw that commercial these signs came to mind. Stay off the dunes asshole.

exactly. how many other creatures does he displace on that beach grooming?

[PB]

You do realize that was Jesus Christ driving the truck, right???

[Norseman]

He is Driven.

[PNWbrit]

Hands at quarter too.

[Core Shot]

Yes, yes. More yeses here than a porn star getting pounded by the plumber.

Karl Hungus is here to fix the pipes?

[babybear]

You do realize that was Jesus Christ driving the truck, right???

not my type